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nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live in livermore where the plans are fueling, some fears about plutonium, jodi? >> reporter: jess characters i'm standing inside big trees park, a park where they received plutonium here decades ago. many people in this area call this park plutonium park. tonight old fears are being stirred up regarding a contamination cleanup of a different kind. >> i trust the lab. >> reporter: mary kay brown says she's heard the concerns about her neighborhood park, a park where fertilizer laced with traces of plutonium from nearby lawrence livermore lab was mixed into the soil decades ago, but brown believes the concerns are overblown. >> decided that it wasn't an amount of plutonium that would be worrisome for health. >> reporter: even though the test results couple back as safe, there are new worries tonight. next spring the department of energy will extend a pipeline through the area to pump out contaminated water. we want this contaminated water cleaned up, but we're worried about the airborne plutonium dust that might result. >> the folks with tri-valley
nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live in livermore where the plans are fueling, some fears about plutonium, jodi? >> reporter: jess characters i'm standing inside big trees park, a park where they received plutonium here decades ago. many people in this area call this park plutonium park. tonight old fears are being stirred up regarding a contamination cleanup of a different kind. >> i trust the lab. >> reporter: mary kay brown says she's heard the concerns about her...
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our own jodi hernandez is on the ground to let us know exactly what's happening. jodi? >> reporter: jess characters the protesters arrived here just a short time ago chanting this is our street, our street. the barricades came down, and there seemed to be kind of a scuffle with the police. you can see the police are lined up in their riot gear, and immediately the police got on a loudspeaker warning the folks that they were unlawfully assembled and ordering them to move immediately or risk arrest and serious injury. now, just within the last couple of minutes the crowd has kind of cleared this intersection here. they are heading kind of on the outer edge of the plaza, but we understand that things were getting kind of ugly just up the street here. i'm going to bring in james lamb, you are marching with the protesters. what did you see and experience? >> basically when i was at eighth and washington street downtown oakland, there was some commotion, and the police ended up firing, both flash grenades, and there was a lot of noise of shooting. people are saying it's rubbe
our own jodi hernandez is on the ground to let us know exactly what's happening. jodi? >> reporter: jess characters the protesters arrived here just a short time ago chanting this is our street, our street. the barricades came down, and there seemed to be kind of a scuffle with the police. you can see the police are lined up in their riot gear, and immediately the police got on a loudspeaker warning the folks that they were unlawfully assembled and ordering them to move immediately or...
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nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us now at the rock quarry in cupertino all day. how did this all unfold? what do we know at this hour? >> raj, investigators are trying to figure out what led to this shooting. it all started with a routine morning meeting. we are told about 15 people attended that meeting, including the suspect. tonight people who work here and others are trying to make sense of it all. >> i'm broken up right now. i mean, i'm shaking right now because, i mean, i love him. he's like my brother. >> mitchell julian says he can't imagine what would have caused his longtime friend to snap. investigators say the lehigh equipment operator opened fire on his co-workers during a routine safety meeting early this morning. >> at about 4:15 this morning mr. almon came into the meeting. he had a handgun and an assault rifle and started shooting people in the meeting. >> reporter: investigators say the shooting left three people dead and six others wounded. julian rushed to the scene when he learned his friend was the suspect. >> i'm freaking out because this i
nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us now at the rock quarry in cupertino all day. how did this all unfold? what do we know at this hour? >> raj, investigators are trying to figure out what led to this shooting. it all started with a routine morning meeting. we are told about 15 people attended that meeting, including the suspect. tonight people who work here and others are trying to make sense of it all. >> i'm broken up right now. i mean, i'm shaking right now because, i mean, i...
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jodi hernandez is at oakland city hall. chief jordan has been down the road before. >> he certainly has, jessica. he's very similar sflar with the job. for the second time howard jordan was sworn in here as interim chief. he hopes this time it sticks. >> i solemnly swear i will support the constitution of the united states. >> it's deja vu for the city's interim police chief. for the second time in his career howard jordan took the oath as the interim top cop. >> i intend to make solid decisions. the term interim will not apply to the my decisions. i'll make decisions as though i'm the chief. >> the appointment comes after the former police dropped a bombshell, calling it quits. he said he didn't have the power to run the department the way he wanted. >> chief jordan has been my right-hand man. >> we're angry. we're fearful. you walk out the door and you look up and down the street. you're leaving the store and looking to see who is following you. you have no idea who is waiting behind a bush. >> community activist nancy sa
jodi hernandez is at oakland city hall. chief jordan has been down the road before. >> he certainly has, jessica. he's very similar sflar with the job. for the second time howard jordan was sworn in here as interim chief. he hopes this time it sticks. >> i solemnly swear i will support the constitution of the united states. >> it's deja vu for the city's interim police chief. for the second time in his career howard jordan took the oath as the interim top cop. >> i...
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reporting live in oakland, oim jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> quiet is good. thank you very much. well, we invite you to stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage for the "occupy oakland" protest. >>> good news for one of the most notable churches in the area. their treasure has been found at a salvage yard in oakland. the 122--year-old bell weighing more than 5,000 pounds belongs to st. mary's cathedral. it is wa locate d shortly after 2:00 at ninth and pine in west oakland. a homeless man found the bell and called it in to police. authorities believe that recycling people took the bell to scrap it for a fraction of its value. the archdiocese will rent a truck and transport the bell back to the city. >>> a shocking crime made national headlines back in 2009. today, the six men accused of raping a teenage girl outside of a richmond high school homecoming dance pleaded not guilty. all six are accused of attack a teenager in october of 2009. their ages range from 18 to 44. all but one could spend life in prison. today's hearing comes after a preliminary hea
reporting live in oakland, oim jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> quiet is good. thank you very much. well, we invite you to stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage for the "occupy oakland" protest. >>> good news for one of the most notable churches in the area. their treasure has been found at a salvage yard in oakland. the 122--year-old bell weighing more than 5,000 pounds belongs to st. mary's cathedral. it is wa locate d shortly after 2:00 at ninth and...
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let's bring in jodi hernandez. i can only imagine he's going through so many things right now in his own mind. >> reporter: that survivor tells a terrifying story about what happened inside this plant, inside that meeting. he and his co-workers were talking about another co-workers retirement party when allman came in and co-workers started taking bullets right in front of him. >> this happened in less than 30 seconds. boom, boom, boom, boom. it was too quick for anybody to react to know what was going on. >> reporter: that's how he describes how quickly things spun out of control at a meeting yesterday morning. his co-worker walked into the meeting late with a smile on his face. >> he came in, happy, smiling, said good morning to everybody. got his cup of coffee. went back to get his vest on and boots. when he came back, he came back shooting. he shot the men in the meeting one by one. he says he started by targeting a supervisor. >> do you think you can "f" with me? that was his word. then he shot him. right now,
let's bring in jodi hernandez. i can only imagine he's going through so many things right now in his own mind. >> reporter: that survivor tells a terrifying story about what happened inside this plant, inside that meeting. he and his co-workers were talking about another co-workers retirement party when allman came in and co-workers started taking bullets right in front of him. >> this happened in less than 30 seconds. boom, boom, boom, boom. it was too quick for anybody to react to...
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. >> we bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez who has the newest details for us joining us live in san leandro with the very latest. jodi? >> reporter: police say a witness has stepped forward and provided a detailed description of someone who may have been involved in the shooting. now police are trying to identify that person of interest and hopefully arrest those responsible for this deadly and devastating shooting. you're looking at a sketch of one san leandro police call a person of interest in a shooting that left three young people dead. police say at least two people dressed in hoodies opened fire on a crowd of youngsters who had just left a party at a san leandro warehouse early sunday morning. >> we're still trying to develop what the motive was, still trying to find out if there were conflicts prior to the party. >> reporter: sherry put up a memorial at the site today. she knew both leneasha and joshua. >> it's hard. it's hard to give these kids answers. i'm 42 years old and i don't have any answers. >> she was just a person very focused on goodness and the best in people. >
. >> we bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez who has the newest details for us joining us live in san leandro with the very latest. jodi? >> reporter: police say a witness has stepped forward and provided a detailed description of someone who may have been involved in the shooting. now police are trying to identify that person of interest and hopefully arrest those responsible for this deadly and devastating shooting. you're looking at a sketch of one san leandro police call a...
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jodi hernandez has the details tonight. she joins us from pittsburgh where an entire neighborhood is stunned. >> reporter: this party certainly didn't go off as planned. this house is filled with small children yesterday celebrating a 3-year-old's birthday. they had a bouncy hat and, of course, cake and ice cream. instead of leaving with party favors, some of the children left with bullet wounds. bullet holes and smashed birthday cake marks the scene where gunmen opened fire at a children's birthday party in pittsburgh last night, leaving three teenagers and a 9-year-old girl with bullet wounds. >> i don't know what i'm feeling. everybody is scared. >> reporter: hector says ten small childrens were at the gathering celebrating his daughter's third birthday when two young men in hoodies walked up and pulled out guns. he has no idea why. >> my family never had problems. everybody is working hard. we don't bother anybody. >> it's usually a quiet neighborhood, and we never have anything this devastating happen in our neighborho
jodi hernandez has the details tonight. she joins us from pittsburgh where an entire neighborhood is stunned. >> reporter: this party certainly didn't go off as planned. this house is filled with small children yesterday celebrating a 3-year-old's birthday. they had a bouncy hat and, of course, cake and ice cream. instead of leaving with party favors, some of the children left with bullet wounds. bullet holes and smashed birthday cake marks the scene where gunmen opened fire at a...
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nbc bay area's jodi hernandez reports from concord where the jobless are finding a little holiday joy. >> reporter: halloween hasn't yet arrived, but signs of christmas are already popping up at stores across the bay area. it's not just holiday decor retailers are rolling out. >> we have started our holiday hiring. >> yep, holiday hiring is underway. and this year's seasonal listings are looking bright. many retailers say they plan to hire more workers than last year. concord's jcpenney's store is looking to beef up its staff by 35% as they work to keep customers happy. >> we want to ensure our customers that come into shop us during the holidays, our busiest time of the year, that they are going to be taken care of. >> reporter: the folks at concord's workforce services say the jobs are pouring in. >> we know that macy's is hiring, penny's, nordstrom's, target. there is a lot of retail outlets. the mobile cell phone stores seem to be doing a lot of hiring there is a lot of jobs out there. >> my unemployment ran out yesterday. so now i'm freaking out. >> reporter: the timing couldn't
nbc bay area's jodi hernandez reports from concord where the jobless are finding a little holiday joy. >> reporter: halloween hasn't yet arrived, but signs of christmas are already popping up at stores across the bay area. it's not just holiday decor retailers are rolling out. >> we have started our holiday hiring. >> yep, holiday hiring is underway. and this year's seasonal listings are looking bright. many retailers say they plan to hire more workers than last year....
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reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. let's talk about the weather now. get ready for more rain. last night's showers expected to be a warmup for what's ahead. you can see things don't look too bad right now. a little gleam, but it's going to get worse. let's turn things over to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who is tracking the latest conditions. jeff, we'll see the storm moving in later tonight. >> over the next six to eight ur s eho conditions will drastically deteriorate here across the bay area. in fact, we are tracking some windstarting to increase here off the coastline. winds anywhere from 15 to 30 miles per hour sustained so that's a sign of what's going to be coming our way. as we look right now as the radar scans around, you can see most of the pre-frontal showers not doing too much. starting to develop in the north bay from santa rosa to nevada. look at the temperatures. only in the low 60s right now. down in the south bay we're mainly looking at cloudy skies with low 60s.s. a lot of that grn across san jose
reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. let's talk about the weather now. get ready for more rain. last night's showers expected to be a warmup for what's ahead. you can see things don't look too bad right now. a little gleam, but it's going to get worse. let's turn things over to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who is tracking the latest conditions. jeff, we'll see the storm moving in later tonight. >> over the next six to eight ur s...
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jodi hernandez joins us live there. today very interesting. jean quan, speaking at the same time as michael moore. i think michael moore got more press. >> reporter: every day has been interesting out here, jessica. once again, hundreds of demonstrators have gathered here at franco gallo plaza. they are talking right now about plans for a general strike that they hope to hold next wednesday. they are also getting some affirmation from a famous activist who paid a visit to occupy oakland today. >> occupy oakland! >> reporter: filmmaker activist michael moore got occupy oakland demonstrators fired up this afternoon. denouncing police response to tuesday night's protests and calling on mayor jean quan to step down. >> i'm sorry that when she came yesterday to talk that she didn't wait to speak to the general assembly. >> we need some stability and leadership right now. the last thing i'm thinking about is my political career, whether i'm going to resign or not. >> reporter: tonight the mayor is doing damage control, responding to the criticism by
jodi hernandez joins us live there. today very interesting. jean quan, speaking at the same time as michael moore. i think michael moore got more press. >> reporter: every day has been interesting out here, jessica. once again, hundreds of demonstrators have gathered here at franco gallo plaza. they are talking right now about plans for a general strike that they hope to hold next wednesday. they are also getting some affirmation from a famous activist who paid a visit to occupy oakland...
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let's bring in msnbc bay area jolie hernandez who joins us from san leandro with more. jodi, what do we have? >> reporter: raj, police say it took four officers to detain the man who earlier had refused to leave this burger joint behind me. they say he unfazed by the jolt from a taser, but once they handcuffed him, everything changed. >> if you use it one, two, and it doesn't have an effect, then you shouldn't use it. >> attorney john burris want to know just how many time san leandro police zapped a man who wouldn't comply to their demands. they say the man died shortly after getting tased and then handcuffed. >> it's so early on in the investigation, we're not sure of any prior medical conditions. and we don't no if he was on something, exactly what happened. right now the cause of death is unknown. >> reporter: but burris says police need to come up with answer. he says san leandro police have been called into question before. they settled a deadly 2005 taser case for nearly $400,000. >> in terms of the number of deaths, there's more than enough. i mean, they're all
let's bring in msnbc bay area jolie hernandez who joins us from san leandro with more. jodi, what do we have? >> reporter: raj, police say it took four officers to detain the man who earlier had refused to leave this burger joint behind me. they say he unfazed by the jolt from a taser, but once they handcuffed him, everything changed. >> if you use it one, two, and it doesn't have an effect, then you shouldn't use it. >> attorney john burris want to know just how many time san...
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reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. another interesting night regarding the occupy oakland protest. >>> prosecutors say he's a man with high end taste who doesn't want to pay. a man accused of a string of art thefts pleaded guilty to stealing a picasso sketch back in july. police say they found 11 pieces of stolen art in his new jersey apartment while investigating the picasso set. in a strange twist, his attorney pointed to his mental state of mind. >> they were all taken within a 30 day period with no behavior like that before. that suggests there was a psychiatric episode going on. >> reporter: he faces 16 months in state prison for credit served for the time he's already served. >>> right now police in cupertino don't have clues and need help. they are searching for a suspect. the attack happened before 9:00 a.m. when a man asked a victim for help. that's where he allegedly choked the woman until she passed out. the victim regained consciousne consciousness. he's an adult male, 5'4" with blond hair and a russian acc
reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. another interesting night regarding the occupy oakland protest. >>> prosecutors say he's a man with high end taste who doesn't want to pay. a man accused of a string of art thefts pleaded guilty to stealing a picasso sketch back in july. police say they found 11 pieces of stolen art in his new jersey apartment while investigating the picasso set. in a strange twist, his attorney pointed to his mental...
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nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us from oakland city hall where city leaders spent the day in meetings trying to determine what to do next. >> reporter: that's right, and we just got word the mayor and city administrator will announce who the interim chief will be at a press conference tomorrow. we caught up with the outgoing chief today who seemed in great spirits as he prepares to turn over the reins to someone else. [ people running up, giving me a hug, saying they miss me. it makes me feel happy. >> reporter: police chief anthony bat getting wg-wishers is as he prepares to step down. why many understand why he's leaving, most we talk to aren't happy about it. >> i'm very sorry to see the chief leave now. but i understand it. we should be lucky that we had him this long. >> reporter: margarita fuller of the fruitvale district supported his ideas to institute curfews and gains injunctions and shared his frustrations when he didn't get city support. >> frank he, i don't know who would want to come here and be a police chief. it's a tough job. and the council is not going to give them
nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us from oakland city hall where city leaders spent the day in meetings trying to determine what to do next. >> reporter: that's right, and we just got word the mayor and city administrator will announce who the interim chief will be at a press conference tomorrow. we caught up with the outgoing chief today who seemed in great spirits as he prepares to turn over the reins to someone else. [ people running up, giving me a hug, saying they miss me. it...
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reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc by area news. >> thank you, jodi. we'll continue to monitor the situation throughout the evening and have the full story for you tonight at 11:00. turning your attention now to the other big story of the day, an international story. the war over. that word tonight from president obama. the war in iraq, one of the longest conflicts in american history. the president said the troops in iraq will all be home for the holidays. damon trujillo is live at the war memorial in san jose. i know you spoke to some of the soldiers. what do they feel at this point? >> reporter: privately they shared a lot. a lot of them are pretty excited about this news. the announcement means those soldiers will no longer be going to one of the most dangerous parts of the world. again, some decline to speak on camera, but privately they said they're glad iraq is off the war map. this is where the troops gather when flying in or out of san jose, the uso. most had just heard about the presidential announcement. >> today i can report that as promise
reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc by area news. >> thank you, jodi. we'll continue to monitor the situation throughout the evening and have the full story for you tonight at 11:00. turning your attention now to the other big story of the day, an international story. the war over. that word tonight from president obama. the war in iraq, one of the longest conflicts in american history. the president said the troops in iraq will all be home for the holidays. damon trujillo...